Oct 8, 2026 · 49 min · 14 segments
Ed Troup and Brian Batko put 10 Steelers hot takes to the test in “Terrible Takes or Not,” debating whether each take holds up or is an overreaction after the first four weeks of the NFL season. See…
Brian BatkoHost
Ed TroupHost
Um, and the Pittsburgh Steelers releasing their first injury report of the week that came out yesterday.
Michael Pittman Jr. was a limited participant with his foot injury that he's been dealing with.
Uh, anything else from the injury report or, and-- I was gonna say or, but I'll say and/or.
That's-- I, I guess the big one that I'd circle there at is Michael Pittman Jr., not just because-
But you really hope that he could get out there this week against his former team.
I-- that's just a natural human desire, I think, to, to go out there and, you know, have an opportunity against the team that, that let you go.
And, you know, if there's anything to be said for the emotional component of the game, maybe he would have really brought it this week, and that could have lit a fire under him and, and sparked him.
Uh, not that he's not motivated, but it's been a little bit of a slow start to the year for Pittman Jr., who for my money, I'm, I'm not gonna, you know, backtrack on this.
I, I certainly thought he was the best off-season acquisition that the Steelers made between free agency and the draft.
Um, and the Pittsburgh Steelers releasing their first injury report of the week that came out yesterday.
Michael Pittman Jr. was a limited participant with his foot injury that he's been dealing with.
Uh, anything else from the injury report or, and-- I was gonna say or, but I'll say and/or.
That's-- I, I guess the big one that I'd circle there at is Michael Pittman Jr., not just because-
But you really hope that he could get out there this week against his former team.
I-- that's just a natural human desire, I think, to, to go out there and, you know, have an opportunity against the team that, that let you go.
And, you know, if there's anything to be said for the emotional component of the game, maybe he would have really brought it this week, and that could have lit a fire under him and, and sparked him.
Uh, not that he's not motivated, but it's been a little bit of a slow start to the year for Pittman Jr., who for my money, I'm, I'm not gonna, you know, backtrack on this.
I, I certainly thought he was the best off-season acquisition that the Steelers made between free agency and the draft.
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